IN THE NEWS
Tamil Nadu’s debt burden crosses Rs 13 lakh crore, says white paper on finances
Nitin Gadkari’s 100% ethanol push triggers backlash, memes, concerns
Doctor’s prescription now mandatory for cough syrups as Centre ends OTC exemption
Annamalai slams security, multi-level oversight for NEET retest; says will stress students
A free ride with a heavy price tag: The calculations, concerns and compromises behind ‘Priyadarshini’ in Kerala
Sabarimala gold theft: CPI(M) suspends former TDB chief Padmakumar from party
Just Now
Sexual harrassment complaint registered against casting director in Hyderabad
Stalin questions Vijay’s silence day after Chennai sees 12 sexual assault cases
Tamil Nadu chief minister approves waiver of crop loans of up to Rs 75,000
Shooting the messenger! Union government bans Telegram in India till 22 June for NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 16 June
K Annamalai calls for monitoring of migrant workers in Tamil Nadu; cites spike in crime
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Karnataka
Time – What AICC refused to give Siddaramaiah but gifted itself
On Tuesday when Rahul Gandhi asked Siddaramaiah to step down as Chief minister, the latter sought 15 days time. His request for time was refused but Congress gifted itself two years time to manage the fallout of dethroning Siddaramaiah.
Opinion
Smashing status quo: Congress’ risky but necessary radical shift in approach
From Tamil Nadu to Kerala, Congress leadership’s recent decisions have moved away from its convention of maintaining the status quo and a top-down high command culture. Praise or mock, one can’t accuse the Congress any more of refusing to take radical decisions.
Health
Between sea and burial: The anthropology of death in Lakshadweep
Fathima’s study treats healthcare not simply as a medical system, but as something deeply tied to mobility, economics, governance and death itself.
Community & Culture
Community & Culture
When everyone becomes media: What Salim Kumar’s funeral reveals about Kerala’s digital culture
Beyond South
Beyond South
Nitin Gadkari’s 100% ethanol push triggers backlash, memes, concerns
Beyond South
Shooting the messenger! Union government bans Telegram in India till 22 June for NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam
Beyond South
Kharge recalls how almost entire family was burnt to death a year after independence
Beyond South
US, Iran reach an agreement to end the war, says Pakistan PM; crude oil prices drop
Opinions
From social justice to Singapenn: The new ideological grammar of Vijay’s TVK
The economics of a bus ticket: Why Kerala’s free travel scheme is about mobility and progress
What AI can’t teach: The power of serendipity in learning
Dear Mr Modi: What Nehru would have told his successor as India’s longest-serving PM
Bharat Future City: Built for companies, not people
Splits, splinter groups and the politics of vengeance: Exploiting loopholes in anti-defection laws
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: What the Pope’s AI Encyclical means for India
‘Resistance works’: What Rahul Gandhi needs to do to keep his tryst with destiny
States
Andhra Pradesh
YS Jagan accuses Naidu government of silencing dissent after YSRCP Facebook page restricted
Andhra Pradesh
YS Jagan calls DSC recruitment a ‘mega’ scam; demands CBI probe
Andhra Pradesh
Mass suspensions at Vizag Steel Plant following inquiry into 8 June tragedy
Andhra Pradesh
‘Ecological recklessness’: HRF demands withdrawal of green nod for Vizag data centre project
Andhra Pradesh
Vizag Steel Plant tragedy: Workers list the lessons that were ignored
Andhra Pradesh
Stoic wife in Andhra, grieving father in Himachal: Human cost of Settebello tragedy emerges
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh liquor scam: ED arrests Raj Kasi Reddy, Vasudeva Reddy; conducts searches at five locations
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra MP behind TMC implosion in Parliament? Reality or self-promotion?
Andhra Pradesh
Vizag steel plant tragedy: Tensions escalate as Left leaders, union representatives confront Minister Lokesh
Andhra Pradesh
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy visits Vizag Steel plant, orders inquiry and assures support to victims
Andhra Pradesh
Eight workers killed as molten steel ladle collapses in Vizag Steel Plant
Andhra Pradesh